Awareness of neurocysticercosis: A study from Northwest India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-30

  Girotra, Mohit ^a   Gera, Chanchal ^a   Abraham, Rtika ^a   Gauba, Rajat ^a   Bansal, Tino ^a   Kaur, Parmdeep ^a   Singh, Yashpal ^a   Pandian, Jeyaraj ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Attitude; awareness; knowledge; neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICESTODAL AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AYURVEDA; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GENDER; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PORK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAW FOOD; SANITATION; SOCIAL LIFE;

EID: 79957551407     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.78046     Document Type: Article

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